To build total-body brute strength, you need to commit to the big three: squat, bench, and deadlift. Strength isn't a goal as much as it is a habit. Practice it regularly and it will come naturally.

If you ranked weight-lifting events, the bench press would be by far the most popular in many groups who lift. For powerlifters, bodybuilders, athletes and young teens getting started with their ...

Over time, this improves bar path control, increases pressing power off the chest, and translates to lifting heavier weights.